Dominic Grieve MP: Helping hand with childcare costs

AS CHILDCARE costs is a topic often raised with me, I listened with particular interest to the section of the Budget which referred to helping families with the costs of childcare.Read

Cheryl Gillan MP: Keeping a close eye on EEA immigrants

The Prime Minister made a speech on March 25 about changes to entitlement to benefits and key public services. People are concerned about uncontrolled immigration and it is good that we debate the issue.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: Taking Royal Mail to market is no\nthreat to network

During this year the Royal Mail is effecting changes in the way it runs its business, with the intention that it should be able to obtain access to private capital (as other businesses of this magnitude may do) during 2013/14.Read

Cheryl Gillan MP : Rail investment is on the right lines

The Metropolitan line, serving us in the Chilterns at Chesham, Amersham and Little Chalfont, is an essential part of the transport system. So I was delighted to learn more about the current £4.73billion upgrading work when I met staff recently.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: Looking at the food chain

There was an unusual form of protest here at Westminster at the beginning of March, when the green grass of Parliament Square was occupied by ‘mini marchers’, constructed from cardboard by supporters of the Fairtrade movement.Read

Cheryl Gillan MP: Young people have had an input in this bill

Every MP represents a very important group of constituents, which is made up of people who do not have the vote, or at least not yet – the children and young people growing up in the constituency.Read

Cheryl Gillan MP: Consumers must have confidence in what they eat

I was nauseated when I heard about the discovery of horsemeat in ready meals and other processed food – and I am sure others were too. Our reaction as a nation to horses is such that, although in theory these noble animals may be edible, horsemeat is certainly not palatable.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: Activity centre shows what our area offers

With London so close at hand, we might assume that anyone from the capital can visit the Buckinghamshire countryside because it is so accessible.Read

Cheryl Gillan MP: How HS2 in the House messed up my timetable

The minute-by-minute timetable of the House of Commons can be unpredictable in the extreme and one of those moments happened on Monday, January 28, when the Commons statement on the HS2 Y route was scheduled to take place in the afternoon.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: Coalition will protect key benefits of retired people

One of the enduring reasons for the introduction of the retirement pension was to make sure that people enjoyed dignity as they grew older. That is why the reason to maintain and protect key benefits for people of retirement age remains so important.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: Understanding democracy

At this time of year it’s difficult for most of us to think beyond all the things we have to do – ordering the turkey, making the mince pies, decorating the tree, tearing round the shops buying the presents – the list goes on and on. But once Christmas is over and you’ve finished the last of the chocolates, you might feel like looking for something interesting and new to do.Read

Cheryl Gillan MP: Pride in companies helping economy

In the course of a few days during the past week, I revisited a well-established company – GE Healthcare, in Chalfont St Giles – and was then delighted to take part in the official opening ceremony for the new Daiichi Sankyo Development building in Chalfont Park, Gerrards Cross.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: Lowest tariffs on energy supplies

Final preparations are being made for an Energy Bill to come before Parliament which will look at the strategic decisions to be made about the generation of power, the balance between fossil fuel and renewable forms of energy, what should be done about replacing nuclear power stations as these reach the end of their working cycle, and so on.Read

MP Cheryl Gillan: If you do crime, don't expect to vote

There has been a lot of speculation in the press recently about whether there will be another opportunity of a vote in the House of Commons on whether prisoners should be allowed to vote in elections.Read

Chery Gillan MP: Tackling ash tree disease

One of the first local campaigns with which I was involved as Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham was to save the ancient woodland of Penn Wood.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: Reducing impact of the cost of fuel

THIS week I have been invited to one of our local supermarkets, where I shall be discussing the local community projects in which it is involved.Read

Cheryl Gillan MP: Tackling ash tree disease

One of the first local campaigns with which I was involved as Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham was to save the ancient woodland of Penn Wood.Read

Dominic Grieve MP: We will remember them

Remembrance Sunday is an occasion for commemorating all those who have given service to our country in the decades since the First World War.Read

Dominic Grieves MP: Redrawing constituency boundaries

As MPs returned to the Commons after the party conferences, the Boundary Commission announced the proposals for redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary seats.Read

View from the house: Stark reminder of what our police do

The deaths of two women police officers in the course of their duty has been a stark reminder that our police forces do a fantastic job, but they can face enormous dangers in the work they do on our behalf.Read